Offensive set should be running enough speed to outrun min-speed milotic or max speed base 50s. Trying to outrun 8 speed Milotic is considered speed creep. Offensive set should also have Focus Blast slashed in alongside Fire Blast and Thunderbolt, it's nice for wrecking dedicated special walls like Snorlax / Umbreon / Clefable. Also mention Shadow Ball in AC for its good neutral coverage and ability to beat Deo-D, that annoying fucker.

The OP should include more points as to what Nidoqueen has to offer as a special attacker over Nidoking because with the points listed, I'm seriously doubting its viability. It's advantages include a whopping 7 points of special attack over Nidoking and 'bulk' without an explanation of what it's intended to survive. The calc for Heracross' CB CC is still pretty ugly (43.4% - 50.9%) with no chance to speed tie, so unless the bulk can be put to practical use, we're essentially recommending a worse Nidoking.

After testing, I have decided that the optimal spread is 244 HP / 216 SpA / 48 Spe Modest. That extra HP really helps move a few KOs back with SR, and the power difference isn't too substantial (9 points of SpA, which makes it about as strong as Timid Nidoking).

The OP should include more points as to what Nidoqueen has to offer as a special attacker over Nidoking because with the points listed, I'm seriously doubting its viability. It's advantages include a whopping 7 points of special attack over Nidoking and 'bulk' without an explanation of what it's intended to survive. The calc for Heracross' CB CC is still pretty ugly (43.4% - 50.9%) with no chance to speed tie, so unless the bulk can be put to practical use, we're essentially recommending a worse Nidoking.

This set should be played like a P2 with lower defenses and lack of recover, but better typing, more speed, and stronger STAB moves. That is, Nidoqueen shouldn't be expected to take extremely strong hits on the switch - but it can almost always survive them once it's in safely. Its typing and bulk makes it one of the very few checks to LO Zapdos, and it can even beat HP Ice Raikou (Earth Power does 77% minimum to +1 SpD Raikou, and Nidoqueen only faces a slight chance of a 2hko from +0 HP Ice and never an ohko from +1 HP Ice). Nidoqueen is also nearly impossible to revenge with scarfers unless it's been weakened or unless they hit it with strong, STAB SE moves; even CS Victini can't KO with V-Create, and CS Flygon's Earthquake doesn't KO it after SR damage (and sometimes not after Spikes damage). And then there's Stoutland - Nidoqueen easily survives Return and KOs back with Focus Blast (or Sludge Wave after 2 SR switchins). These are not things that Nidoking can say.

Your point was certainly valid, though...these are all things the OP should cover.

Edit: Regarding speed creep, Milotic runs 8 speed because that's what it takes to outspeed neutral-natured base 50s. Nidoqueen shouldn't be trying to outrun the milotic set on-site - if we followed that philosophy, what if someone makes a Mesprit analysis in the future, looks at the Nidoqueen spread, and goes "let's run enough speed to get to 202 so we can outspeed offensive nidoqueen"? And what if someone revises Nidoqueen in the future and goes "let's get to 203 speed so we can outrun the Mesprit analysis on site" and so on. That is the definition of speed creep, and it was a problem last generation.

Flareblitz, while you're normally right, from what I understand there are some exceptions to the speed creep rule. Similar to 8 speed scizor, 8 speed milotic is one those benchmarks that has been so universally standard for so long that it is ok for analyses to refer to it. It would be speed creep if it was referring to almost any other pokemon, but it's ok for Milotic.

Flareblitz, while you're normally right, from what I understand there are some exceptions to the speed creep rule. Similar to 8 speed scizor, 8 speed milotic is one those benchmarks that has been so universally standard for so long that it is ok for analyses to refer to it. It would be speed creep if it was referring to almost any other pokemon, but it's ok for Milotic.

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Rules are rules, no? Pokes only aim to outspeed maximum or minimum speed threats, or else it is considered speed creep right?

While I think an exception could be made there because of what Snunch said, you could bump it up to 76 Spe(uninvested base 85s like Suicune) or be a real smartass, bump it to 64 Spe and say it's to beat Modest Gorebyss because that's the closest thing I could find above 8 Spe Milotic. Use the latter at your own discretion lol, I personally would not do this and just go up to 76.

Milotic's EVs are quite simple: they aim to maximize physical bulk while giving it enough Speed to outpace Adamant Aggron.

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This is a justifiable cause for Nidoqueen as well, since she's 2HKOed by Aggron's Head Smash otherwise. At worst, she should be tying with Milotic, who doesn't threaten her anyway unless Nidoqueen is weakened. You'd want to phrase it in the analysis as 'outspeeding minimum Speed Milotic and Adamant Aggron'. Since you can't recommend a Speed creep, give the players at least this much information and Speed creep at your own discretion.

Jack of All Trades

I've been using offensive Nidoqueen for the last few days and it is amazing. However, I've been running a bit more Speed (near max actually, but that's just because of my team's needs).

There are two Pokemon that I think are worthwhile to outspeed: SpD Roserade and bulky Xatu. According to the on-site analyses, SpD Roserade has a Speed stat of 216 and bulky Xatu has a Speed stat of 227.

It is very useful to outspeed Xatu because it commonly switches into Nidoqueen expecting Stealth Rock or Toxic Spikes. After it switches in, Nidoqueen can hit it with Ice Beam (71-84% to max/max +Xatu/107-125% to max HP Xatu). This will KO if it switched into Sludge Wave/Fire Blast/Ice Beam. You can then set up Spikes/SR with Deoxys-D or another Pokemon after Xatu is dead.

I often find myself leading with Nidoqueen (and doing 96% to Bronzong with Fire Blast!). Another common lead I come up against is SpD Roserade. Like Xatu and Bronzong, Roserade almost always stays in against Nidoqueen. You can outspeed and deal 80-94% with Fire Blast. If it stays in to use Spikes, you have yourself a very clean 2HKO (even with Ice Beam). I think in this metagame the ability to 2HKO before Roserade gets up another layer of Spikes is pretty important.

I don't expect you to make either of these Speeds (217/228) standard, but it would nice if they could get a mention in the comments. Even if you run 228 Speed, you still maintain more bulk than Nidoking running a similar set (about 20 extra SpD points).

If you're going to insist on running 52 speed you shouldn't take the EVs out of SpA because 216 SpA gets you an extra EV point. Drop the HP down instead. I agree with SJ in that you should be aiming to outrun Adamant Aggron only, though.

Also, I can see the merit of slightly faster EV spreads - mention them in AC and what they outrun, while also mentioning that it will severely compromise Nidoqueen's bulk.

Also, if you are keeping the 52 Speed EVs specifically for Milotic, you should note in the Set Comments that Sludge Wave never 2HKOs Restalk Milotic (248 HP/56 SpD, Calm) after SR (36-43%). Nidoqueen deals 41-49% to Physically Defensive Milotic (248 HP/0 SpD, Bold), so you only 2HKO after SR some of the time.